Japanese Conversation · Level 33
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Japanese word
水色
Pronunciation
Romajimizuiro
Meaning
- nounlight blue
Example
このシャツは水色です。ko no sha tsu wa mizu iro de su
This shirt is light blue.
More examples
壁を水色に塗ります。kabe o mizu iro ni nu ri ma su
I paint the wall light blue.
Core concept
It describes a light blue that suggests the clean, gentle color seen in clear water.
Common phrases
水色のシャツmizu iro no sha tsu
light-blue shirt
水色に塗るmizu iro ni nu ru
paint light blue
水色を選ぶmizu iro o era bu
choose light blue
Similar words
空色sorairo: A blue color associated with the open sky.
Definition in Japanese
青に白を混ぜたような明るく淡い色。ao ni shiro o ma ze ta yō na aka ru ku awa i iro
Word origin
水色 (mizuiro) is a compound of 水 (mizu, "water") and 色 (iro, "color"), and its literal parts point to a water-like blue.
Usage tips
- The English color word aqua often overlaps with 水色 (mizuiro), although aqua can also suggest a greener blue than the usual pale blue meant by 水色.
Other meanings
- pale bluenoun
- aquanoun